The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 18, 2186
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:25 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3257
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 14.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.31° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.38° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.